QuoteReplyTopic: Best 70s Wishbone Ash record Posted: July 25 2013 at 16:19

A tough choice for me, as i love all of them from that decade. (I have not included live boots released later on.) The first four do the most for me, as the band sound so fresh and invigorating in their musical approach.
I will go with Argus, as it is certainly a very special musical outing for the band.
What is your favorite one?

Mahler's 7th Symphony-like the Soundtrack to a serious operation that is going really well.

I was lucky enough to have witnessed the Nektar/Martin Turner W.A. gig at B.B. Kings in NYC (very proud of that ). Certainly a fine band I've been missing out on for years. Currently I only have 'Argus' and 'Live Dates', both of which are highly excellent, I intend on getting more of their 70's discog in the future. Can't honestly vote. They do strike me as more than just 'Prog Related'..........they are no less Prog than, say, May Blitz (for instance).

Argus it has to be for me. It is an album that I never tire of and can listen to it anytime. Very key in my youthful listening world. But as the Glibb mentioned, Blowing Free was a song that really did not fit with the rest and was a hit in England if I recall correctly, it is my least favorite on that album, but the rest of the album is perfect!

Their first album, self titiled is excellent also and worthy of votes. Phoenix is a killer..

I was saddened to hear their are two versions of the Ash going around, just work it out, shut up and play!

I was a big fan in the 70s, lost interest after Martin Turner left in 1980 but got back into them in the last 15 years. I've seen MT's band many times and for me they have the classic WA sound of the 70s.

As for albums, I have to go with Argus. It's my favourite album by any band, and the most progressive of Wishbone Ash's catalogue. Other albums of theirs that I really like are No Smoke Without Fire, There's The Rub, and Live Dates Vol 2.

It's hard to understand why there are two Wishbone Ashes, rather ridiculous....Martin Turner's version with Ted Turner and Steve Upton sounds excellent!

I hope you don't mind me correcting you - Martin Turner indeed has an excellent band, but it doesn't include Ted Turner and Steve Upton. Martin is in the same position as Andy Powell in that both bands have just one original member. Ted Turner has guested with Martin's band a few times (most recently in Japan a few weeks ago), but Steve Upton doesn't play any more, sadly.

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